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Author
Series
Publisher
Penguin Books
Pub. Date
[2011]
Physical Desc
xviii, 167 pages ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
Originally written in 1919 as a series of articles in Electrical Experimenter magazine, this book brings together Tesla's meditations on his major discoveries and innovations. The introduction discredits many of the myths surrounding the thinker's eccentric life.
Author
Series
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xiii, 500 pages) : illustrations.
Language
English
Description
"Nikola Tesla was a major contributor to the electrical revolution that transformed daily life at the turn of the twentieth century. His inventions, patents, and theoretical work formed the basis of modern AC electricity, and contributed to the development of radio and television. Like his competitor Thomas Edison, Tesla was one of America's first celebrity scientists, enjoying the company of New York high society and dazzling the likes of Mark Twain...
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 5.3 - AR Pts: 1
Physical Desc
39 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 30 cm
Language
English
Description
Here is the story of the ambitious young man who brought life-changing ideas to America, despite the obstructive efforts of his hero-turned-rival, Thomas Edison. From using alternating current to light up the Chicago World's Fair to harnessing Niagara to electrify New York City and beyond, Nikola Tesla was a revolutionary ahead of his time. Remote controls, fluorescent lights, X-rays, speedometers, cell phones, even the radio -- all resulted from...
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